Monday, January 7, 2019

Bride's wedding dance with terminally ill dad in wheelchair goes viral

Mary Bourne Butts (née Roberts) dances with her father Jim. (Blue Room Photography)
The traditional father-daughter wedding dance between one Alabama bride and her dad is being hailed as the best rendition to date, after footage of the emotionally powerful scene went viral on Facebook.

On Dec. 29, Mary Bourne Butts (née Roberts) was thrilled to hit the dance floor with her father, Jim. Though many brides look forward to the classic reception ritual, Mary Bourne, a professional dance teacher, was especially grateful to have her father by her side on the big day.

In May 2017, Jim was diagnosed with glioblastoma – an incurable form of brain cancer – and began hospice care in mid-December, AL.com reports. When Mary Bourne’s wedding day to her beau, James, arrived, the dad and daughter were determined to make their special dance count.  (Click to Continue)

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Bride's wedding dance with terminally ill dad in wheelchair goes viral

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